Highlights
What We Love
- Watching a blood-red sunset from the veranda of a private cottage
- Unwinding with specialist therapies at the well-equipped spa
- Savouring French-Swahili fine dining on a balmy Tanzanian evening
When To Visit
Peak Season: June to October
Cooler, drier weather means game is easier to find
Green Season: November to December – annual short rains March to May – annual long rains
Machweo’s gardens are filled with migrant birds that have flown to escape the cold northern winter
Overview
A safari or climbing Mount Kilimanjaro can be tough on the body with bumpy roads, early mornings and a sometimes strenuous schedule of nature walks. All of that strain is erased at Machweo Wellness Retreat, which radiates calm from its site on Namisi Hill, overlooking Arusha. The fully equipped spa has a sauna and floodlit swimming pool, and offers massages, reflexology, steam sessions, ayurvedic treatments and pedicures for feet that have been in boots for days! Stretch out in a guided yoga lesson.
The food is an intriguing blend of French cuisine and local flavours, all served on a lovely terrace lit by candles. ‘Machweo’ means ‘sunset’ in Swahili, a fitting name as you watch the sun disappear behind Mount Meru…
Facilities
- Swimming pool
- Spa
- Charging facilities
- Travel desk
- Gym
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
- Library
- Laundry service
- Room service
Honeymoon Suite Features
- Indoor bathtub
- Indoor shower
- Wi-Fi
- Lounge
- Satellite TV
- Mini-bar
- Beverage station
- Safe
- Hairdryer
Cottage Features
- Indoor fireplace
- Kitchenette
- Lounge
- Wi-Fi
- Lounge
- Satellite TV
- Mini-bar
- Beverage station
- Safe
- Hairdryer
Activities
- Birding
- Boules
- Nature walks
- Yoga